​External Evaluation: We Evaluate for YouYou need to do an evaluation. You want to be involved in helping shape the direction of the evaluation and integrating the findings into your work afterwards. But all that messy stuff in the middle--the evaluation design, data collection, analysis, and synthesis--the thought of it makes you cringe. We can help. Vantage can come in and design an evaluation tailored to your context, key questions, and available resources. We'll take care of the design, the data collection, the analysis, and the synthesis. And we'll work with you to think through the implications of the evaluation for your work moving forward. At the end of our time together, you won't just have pages and pages of data: you'll have a cohesive story about how your program is currently working and what tweaks could help maximize your impact.

Evaluation Capacity Building: We Help You EvaluateYou need to do an evaluation. You have staff who have the bandwidth to take on the evaluation work. But you have no clue where to start. After all, you've hired great nonprofit professionals but evaluation skills weren't on your radar. We can help. Vantage can come in and build internal staff capacity to design and manage your own evaluations. We'll help you think through where you currently are with evaluation, provide some suggestions for how to improve your approach, and then teach your staff the skills they need to implement those evaluation strategies. At the end of our time together, you'll have a stronger internal evaluation structure, you'll have the skills necessary to conduct high-quality evaluation, and you'll feel empowered to evaluate your own work.